Lavvu (Tents), Gamme (Turf Huts), Kåter & Houses

Lávvu-Kisuris. Zeltkote Lávvu in Kisuris, Padjelanta-Nationalpark, Schweden. Sami Lávvu tent in Sweden. Samisk Lávvu i Sverige. Photo by Ökologix, 2011 wikipedia.de


Gamme or Turf-hut church in Staloluokta, Sweden. Gamme kirke i Staloluokta, Sverige. Photo by Ökologix, 2007

Gamme i Staloluokta, Sverige (2011). Turf huts in Staloluokta, Sweden (2011) Photo by Ökologix, 2011.


Build a Goahti (Turf, Sod hut):
1) Å bygge en goahti / gamme

2) Goahti

Saami tents are called "Lavvo" and traditionally they are made of reindeer skins or woven wool textile called Rátnu - Grene. Here is an example of a peat (turf)/wood hut / "Goathi" like the ones the Saami lived in back in time. These kinds of housing have been used for thousands of years since the Stone Age, and must have worked very well as protection from the blistering cold that is normal in Scandinavia and on the Kola Peninsula.

Historiske boliger i Norge- Historical Dwellings in Norway

The Genuine Tent Dwellings

Sami Building Structures

Människans boning 1000 – 1900 AD

Koppsele Timrad kåta i Koppsele, Malå. Koppsele var det sist använda vistet i Malå och övergavs omkring sekelskiftet 1900. Kåta i Koppsele, Malå i Sverige. A wooden hut type called "Kåta" in Koppsele, Malå in Sweden. Photo by Skogsfrun, 2009.

Houses in Kvikkjokk, winter in northern Sweden. Kvikkjokk Nordschweden im winter. Hus i Kvikkjokk, Sverige om vinteren. Photo by Ökologix, 2005

Skolt Sámi Heritage House in Inare / Enare in Finland. Skoltsamisk hus, Inari / Enare in Finland Photo by Motopark, 2009.


Old log cabins by Mantojärvi-lake near Utsjoki parsonage, Finland. Gamle tømmer koier i Mantojävri nært Utsjoki i Finland. Photo by Argus Fin, 2007.